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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "funny, fast-talking, fiery" person mentioned in Act II?
(a) The old Margaret.
(b) The new Margaret.
(c) David as a child.
(d) David as an adult.

2. When Margaret was delivering their baby, where was Luke?
(a) In jail.
(b) Drunk and at her bedside.
(c) In a nightclub.
(d) On the road.

3. Who defends Margaret to the others in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) Odessa.
(c) David.
(d) Sister Moore.

4. In Act II, Luke accuses Margaret of treating David like he's how many years old?
(a) Two years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) Eight years old.

5. According to Brother Boxer in Act II, where has David been spending time?
(a) At school.
(b) In bars.
(c) In church.
(d) On the street.

6. Who's the last character to speak in Act II?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Luke.
(d) Odessa.

7. In Act II, Brother Boxer insinuates that the congregation paid for what household item?
(a) A washing machine.
(b) Frigidaire refrigerator.
(c) Food.
(d) New furniture.

8. What sound interrupts the argument in the church during Act II?
(a) Jazz music in the street.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Music from Margaret's house.
(d) Shouting from Margarets house.

9. What does Luke remove from his pajama pocket in Act II?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) Money.
(c) A mouthpiece.
(d) A handkerchief.

10. Who says, "The way that box is going, you wouldn't of hear the Holy Ghost come in"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Brother Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

11. What character brings up the costs of operating a church during Act II?
(a) Odessa.
(b) Sister Douglass.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Margaret.

12. In Act II, Sister Moore suggests that Margaret has engaged in another wrongdoing. What is this wrongdoing?
(a) Drinking alcohol.
(b) Stealing money from the congregation.
(c) Going out with men.
(d) Swearing.

13. Who says, "Ain't a soul been born infallible"?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Sister Boxer.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Odessa.

14. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?
(a) John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
(b) Jellyroll Morton and Louis Armstrong.
(c) Miles Davis and Jellyroll Morton.
(d) Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane.

15. Who are Odessa and Sisters Moore and Boxer talking about when Act II opens?
(a) Ida Jackson.
(b) Luke.
(c) Margaret.
(d) David.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother Boxer says, "But he got trumpets or some kind of horn in his blood," who is he referring to?

2. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?

3. Who cries in Act II?

4. What scares David about being a musician?

5. In Act II, what does Luke call the baby the he and his wife lost?

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